Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-18
THE LATE JAMES STONE.
His Remains Identified and Brought
Home for Burial.


Thursday morning Gen Henry took
She buttons and portion of wastband OBJ
tained from the body supposed to be that
of James A. Stone at the scene of the
Hartford horror to MIR. Allen and he
identified ethem as belonging to a suit
which he made for Mr.. Stone short time
since This completed the identification
of all the articles brought here and Gen.
Henry started for White River Junction
on the 1l:lO IA. IN. train to bring the re-
mains. He was obliged to appear before
the committee appointed to take charge
OF the bodies taken from the wreck and
they pronounced the identification of Mr..
stones body the most satisfactory and
complete of any that had yet been made
OF bodies that were burned beyond recogs
milton
Gen Henry returned Thursday on the
Boston express which is due here at $40,
ont which did not arrive until l1l5, bring
ing the remains with him in a box. The
remains were at once taken to the under
taking establishment under escort of
members of Stannard Post where they
were prepared for burial.
James a. Stone was a member of com
pany |, 9th Vermont volunteers, having
enlisted Sept. g. 1861. He served until
October IS, 1864, when he was honorably
tllSClldl Oll tCCOllul VI ulSdDllllN, re-
sulting in part from a wound in his back.
He was a pensioner of the United States
and an old and active member of Stan
nard Post. He had many good qualities
and was thought great deal of by his
comrades. He leaves a wife and four chill
dren who have the sympathy of the entire
community in the sad and untimely death
of their husband and father.
The Funeral of Mr.. James a. Stone.
The funeral of Mr.. James A. Stone took
place Friday afternoon. The remains,
encased in suitable casket, were taken
from the City Hotel, at 2:3O o'clock, to the
Unitarian church, followed by the mourn
ers in carriages and by Stannard Post, G..
A. R., on foot. The depth of feeling oc-
Casioned among the members of the post
by the sudden and shocking death of their
comrade was evidenced by the full ranks
OF the veterans, some 60 of whom turn
ed out, in one of the severest storms of
She winter, to show their respect and fell
lowship and sorrow. At the church the
casket was placed in front of the pulpit,
with the stars and stripes thrown over it
as a pail, upon which was a design of
white flowers. The veterans filled the
pews on each side of the centre aisle back
of the mourners with the colors of the
post, draped in mourning, standing at the
head of the post Rev. Mr.. Ware Off
ciated at the CHURCH After the singing
of a hymn by the choir and reading of
suitable scriptures, Mr.. Ware spoke brief
iy,quoting the proverb of Soloman Boast
not myself of tomorrow, for thou know
est not what a day may bring forth" He
said This sad event which has brought
us together makes this word soberly true
for us. Yet higher wisdom says, take
no thought for the morrow" Both by
conduct and teaching one who was great
er than solomon said seek first the King
dom that is the service, of God, then let
the morrow take care of its own. Death
may seize the body of the faithful SER
want, but II can not come nigh him. BY
faith and obedience the man is prepared
for endless life; for faith and obedience
are of eternity, not of time. Let those
most touched by this calamity which
touches us all, cast their burden on the
Lord, for He will sustain. Mr.. Ware
then offered an earnest prayer, praying
that the comfort and grace and sOlace of
the love of God might be with the widow
and children and mourning friends, and
that the surviving comrades of the de-
ceased, might preserve the sacred heroism
of the days of unseltsh devotion to the
cause of liberty and country, and that all
might be now and to the end soldiers Of
Christ. After second hymn, the casket
was borne from the church by the bear
ers, Comrades Burrows, Smith, Scully
and McHaffey. Commander Trick and
the other officers of the Post, and a guard
Of Ii men, accompanied the remains and
the other mourners, to Lake View Gem
etery, where the prayer of the Grand
Army ritual was offered by the chaplain,
at the grave. Gen. w. W. Henry had
charge of the funeral, which was in all
respects impressive and suitable.